Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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mraoun 02/21/2007

i have been diagnosed with anxiety it is been 5 years by now i have been on lexapro since then the last 6 month i went down to 5 mg cause i felt good all of the sudden after a very pressure month of january my anxiety came back very bad now i increased my dosage to 10 mg this is my second week but i still feel the same sick to my stomach no apetite naseaus cant concentrate when do u think my med will kick in god i feel i am dying every moment when i heard anna nicole died i told myself how lucky she is she doesnt need to suffer anymore any advice i am so worried i wont go back to myself .i have 2 girls to raise

deleted_user 02/21/2007

have you talk to your doctor about these side affects and how they are distrupting your life?

That is what I am doing with my doctor. Pills are scary especially when they mess with our brain chemicals.
Let me know, what happends. :)

deleted_user 02/21/2007

i ALSO HAVE ANXIETY DISORDER 9YRS.! & BEEN ON EVERY PILL SERIOUSLY, EVERY PILL!!! & FINALLY, I'M ON REMERON WHICH HELPS W/ DEPRESSION& ANXIETY 30MG. ANITE MAYBE YOUR DR. COULD TRY THAT. I ALSO HAVE 2 KIDS AT HOME 1 LIVES ON HER OWN NOW HOPE THIS IS OF SOME HELP TO YOU. TAKE CARE OF YOU.

deleted_user 02/21/2007

I know what you mean about not getting back to yourself. I've had anxiety episodes for a long time and even they do pass after a couple of weeks, each time I have one I'm scared that this time I will forever be in that dark place. One thing that is really important is never, ever change your med dosage without the advice of your Dr esp a decrease in amount. They know how to wean you down or off causing as little discomfort as possible. I fought meds for about 8 years and finally accepted the fact that they provide chemicals that I either don't have or am deficient in. I take zoloft, trazadone(mainly as a sleep aid) and Wellbutrin SR. I've been having some anxiety lately but it is much milder. It had been about 2 years since my last episode. I've been trying to figure out why all of a sudden the anxiety was back. Isn't that the millin dollar question for all of us?!

deleted_user 02/21/2007

My dr always told me it takes a month for ur meds to be in full effect.

deleted_user 02/22/2007

It is not good to change your dosage without a doctor. Especially cutting back or quittig. It does take a few weeks to get a good feel for how it is working, unless you have immediate bad side effects. Consisten dosage is important. I talke myself once into believing that I really didn't need pills any more. Self medicated with alcohol and got into a lot of trouble. Please work with doctor and follow his advice.

mraoun 02/22/2007

thank you so much for answering me back it really heleprd me at least know now that i have hope after the full effect om my med lexapro.

deleted_user 02/22/2007

Honey I've beenon lexapro, the first time for 5 years did great on it. Then one day I decided that I was "ok" and didn't need it and took myself off of it. Well Six months later in jan I had a 3 day siege of anxiety that I thought Iwas going to die from. I'm back on Lexapro 7.5mg and feeling so much better and feeling the urge to get my life back...which is huge. So hang on it WILL get better, email if you need me!!

deleted_user 02/23/2007

Medication is only part of the solution. Read some anxiety books that will help you change your negative thought patterns. This has helped me overcome a 12 year battle with anxiety and panic. I wish you the best. Stay strong, its one day at a time.

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